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My mother had a horrific life. At fourteen, she was in the Nazi concentration camps. Her sense about life now is, every day above ground is a good day.

— Gene Simmons

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

My mother left behind three daughters when she went to America and started a new life. I certainly felt abandoned when my father died of a brain tumour; I felt he had abandoned me to this terrible, volatile mother and I had no protection.

— Amy Tan

My mom died when I was 16. I had a rough childhood, you know what I mean, but it made me strong.

— Travis Barker

My mother's death brought me to my knees. She was my hero, my role model, my very best friend. I spoke to her every single day of my life. I really tried hard when I grew up to make her proud of me.

— Maria Shriver

My mother was a great bringer-up of children. My memories are of a sense of security and comfort.

— Graham Swift

I think my mother was always worried about me when she was alive.

— Martha Wainwright

My mom died when I was 8.

— Lisa Guerrero

As I celebrate life, I can't help but think how young my mom was when she died of a heart attack at 53. My mom didn't get to meet her grandchildren, but I'm determined to watch mine grow up.

— Andie MacDowell

The early years of my life were very, very traumatic. It was scary, because any child knew that death was sort of lurking around Europe as far as Jews were concerned.

— Felix Rohatyn

✗Opposing Perspectives

My parents were mourning the death of my sister. She was killed in a car accident before I was born, and I didn't know she existed until I was 13 or 14 years old. I knew I was growing up in a house where people were angry and sad.

— Andrew Hudgins

My father's life was so decimated by his earliest experiences. His mother died when he was 7 years old, which he always said was the worst experience in his life. When he was 8, his father disappeared and he was on his own from the age of 8.

— Walter Mosley